About this title: Patrick White was a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the author of more than a dozen novels and many other books, and a spokesman for (and against) an Australia he both hated and loved. In preparing this biography, David Marr secured White's co-operation in tracking down sources and using private documentary material, but retained the right to write what he wished. Marr evokes the wealthy back-country ranching society out of which White sprang, the grand houses in Sydney and the sheep "stations" the size of Belgium; the jackarooing days that laid the groundwork for his first fiction; ...
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Description: Good. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 1992-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780394574356ISBN:0394574354
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Patrick White may be the great modern writer about whom the least is known: winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, author of more than a dozen novels and many other books, a powerful, craggy, uncompromising spokesman for (and against) an Australia he both hated and needed. Cream-color boards, red spine with gold-color lettering, 727 pp., 79 photos, with unclipped illustrated jacket in clear protective cover. Mild wear on spine strip, ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780099998501ISBN:0099998505
Description: Good. Small tear at base of spine. Some creasing to spine. Some edge wear to cover. EXCELLENT value for money and ready for dispatch. Delivery usually within 3/5 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780099998501ISBN:0099998505
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Edition: 1992, 1st Amer
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: c1991
Description: b/w photos. very good+, vg+ dj, red cloth spine w/ cream bds. 727 pgs, Exhaustive study of the Australian Nobel Prize winner. Small nick to cloth at bottom front edge, remainder-striped fore-edge. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage, Sydney
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780091827229ISBN:0091827221
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 728pp, b&w plates, notes, index. Paperback in good condition. Magnificent biography of Nobel Prize winning novelist, White. read more
Edition: First U.S.
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780394574356ISBN:0394574354
Description: NF in VG+ jacket. Bit of shelf wear, else As New; bit of soiling and rubbing to dj. Biography of "the great modern writer about whom the least is known. " White was a Nobel laureate for literature. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hard Cover. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage, Sydney
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780091827229ISBN:0091827221
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 728pp, b&w plates, notes, index. Paperback in very good condition. Magnificent biography of Nobel Prize winning novelist, White. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780394574356ISBN:0394574354
Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Knopf, 1992. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Light shelf wear to Jacket. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Australia, Milsons Point, NSW, Australia
Date Published: 1991
Description: NEAR FINE. Very large blue hardcover in dust jacket. Book has very slight edgewear (loss of color), bookplate, short inscription on first page. Dust jacket has no rips and is quite attractive, but has slight surface wear. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780394574356ISBN:0394574354
Description: Near Fine jacket. 0394574354 near Fine. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780394574356ISBN:0394574354
Description: B & W Photographs. Ex-Library in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Ex-Library/Very Good, residue of glue on front and rear endpapers, ffep and following page price clipped, some markings on ffep, lib. stamp on title page, otherwise nice, text tight and clean. The dust jacket has no lib. markings, great condition. Marr delves into the life of this Nobelist, coming up with facts and insights never before available to the public. The text includes 32pp. of photos. read more
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